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Capital Burma : |
Rangoon (regime refers to the capital as Yangon) .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Burma :
| Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km .
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| Climate Burma :
| tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April) .
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| Life expectancy Burma :
| 56.01 years .
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| Fertility rate Burma :
| 2.08 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Burma :
| military regime .
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| Population Burma :
| 42 720 196.
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| Area Total Burma :
| 678,500 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Burma :
| 357,300 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Burma :
| 66,500 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Burma :
| 95.
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| Sex ratio total Burma :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Burma ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Burma ratio 15 64 :
| 0.99 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Burma ratio 65 :
| 0.79 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Burma :
| $-35 million (2003) |
| HIV Burma :
| 1.2% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Burma :
| 25% (2000 est.) |
| Literacy Burma :
| 85,30% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Burma :
| 2,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Burma :
| 32.4% (1998) |
| Inflation Burma :
| 49.7% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Burma :
| 4.2% (2003) |
| Internet Users Burma :
| 28,000 (2003) |
| Location Burma :
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Burma :
| 22 00 N, 98 00 E |
| Religion Burma :
| Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% |
| Administrative region Burma :
| 7 divisions (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne) |
| Terrain Burma :
| central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands |
| Elevation extremes lowest Burma :
| Andaman Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Burma :
| Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m |
| Natural resources Burma :
| petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Burma :
| 15,19% |
| Land use permanentcrops Burma :
| 0,97% |
| Irrigated land Burma :
| 15,920 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Burma :
| destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts |
| Environment current issues Burma :
| deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease |
| Geography note Burma :
| strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes |
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